The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 2191
Full Moon
99.8% 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
6:20 PM
8:02 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3316
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 341.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 17.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.47° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.86° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.