The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 9, 2150
Waxing Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 PM
5:55 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2809
Events on this date
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 18.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 22.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.22° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.35° / -0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.55° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.