The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 2153
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 PM
8:13 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2846
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 187.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 337.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 10m / 16.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.56° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.42° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| 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.