The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 2121
Waning Gibbous
60.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
10:19 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.6%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2450
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 259.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 18m / -19.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.73° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.58° / 7.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.79° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.