The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 2117
First Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
12:53 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2401
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 00m / 19.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.17° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.48° / -2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.61° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.