The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 2142
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 PM
6:36 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2710
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.5° / 0.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 13.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.79° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.97° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.