The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 2096
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 PM
8:35 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2141
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 327.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 13.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.40° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.14° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.