The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 9, 2009
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 PM
7:27 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1065
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 7:38 AM, is deepest at 9:38 AM and ends at 11:37 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.3° / 345.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 12.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.32° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / 2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.11° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 164.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.