The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 2185
Waxing Gibbous
72.8% 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
1:22 PM
3:01 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.8%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3242
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 | 117.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 52.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 18.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.46° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.79° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.96° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| 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.