The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 2196
Waxing Gibbous
74.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 PM
3:42 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.3%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3378
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 | 118.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.0° / 46.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 25.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.70° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.60° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.68° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.