The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 9, 2071
Waxing Gibbous
69.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 PM
2:44 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.7%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1832
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 | 113.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.0° / 55.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 17.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.16° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.81° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.44° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.