The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 2085
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 PM
7:12 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2005
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.
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.3° / 347.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 11.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.01° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.92° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 205.8° |
| 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.