The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 2118
Waning Gibbous
86.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 PM
9:16 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.7%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2413
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.2° / 295.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 12m / -1.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.55° / -0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / 1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.77° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.