The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 2175
Waning Gibbous
86.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 PM
9:07 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.7%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3118
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 | 222.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 294.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 10m / -3.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.63° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.63° / 3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.00° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.