The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 9, 2099
Waning Gibbous
76.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 PM
9:48 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.5%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2178
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 279.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 10m / -8.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.33° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / 2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.11° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.