The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
73.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 PM
3:08 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.6%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3007
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 | 118.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.2° / 51.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 17.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.18° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.67° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.76° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| 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.