The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 2020
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 PM
8:02 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1201
Events on this date
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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 | 185.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.5° / 339.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 16.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.86° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.14° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.