The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 9, 2047
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 PM
6:47 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1535
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 | 168.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 0.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 44m / 16.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.92° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.65° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.