The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 9, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 PM
5:00 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3279
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 | 137.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 31.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 24.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.52° / 0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / -0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.08° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.