The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 2090
Waxing Gibbous
70.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
2:46 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.0%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2067
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 55.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 17.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.92° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.25° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.64° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.