The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 9, 2126
Waning Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 PM
8:21 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2512
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 | 206.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.4° / 314.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 2.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.70° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.71° / 4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.18° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.