The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 2049
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
1:13 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1560
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 70.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 20.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.02° / 2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.48° / -1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.11° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.