The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 2129
Waning Gibbous
75.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 PM
10:18 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.4%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2549
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 281.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 22m / -4.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.41° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.34° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.19° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.