The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 2177
Waxing Gibbous
84.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 PM
4:48 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.2%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3143
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 | 133.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.1° / 34.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 19m / 25.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.36° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.98° / -2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.33° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.