The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 9, 2156
Waning Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 PM
8:56 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2883
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.1° / 304.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 41m / 0.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.29° / -1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / 1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.23° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.