The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
93.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 PM
5:52 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.4%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3044
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 | 150.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.0° / 19.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 23.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.41° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.65° / -1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.75° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| 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.