The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 2147
Waxing Gibbous
70.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
2:51 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.6%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2772
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 | 114.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 55.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 17.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.91° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.54° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.55° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.