The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 2101
Waxing Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 PM
4:39 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2203
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 | 128.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 37.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 27.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.16° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / -5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.39° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.