The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 2159
Waning Gibbous
55.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 AM
10:41 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2920
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 | 264.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.8° / 254.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -20.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.12° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.64° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.24° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.