The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 2003
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
1:13 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 991
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 70.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 17.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.16° / -1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.06° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.