The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 2102
Waning Gibbous
63.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.0%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2215
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 | 254.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 261.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 05m / -18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.47° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.69° / 7.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.99° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.