The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 9, 2199
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 PM
6:17 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3415
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 | 163.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.6° / 7.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 14.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.82° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.71° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.