The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 2050
Waxing Gibbous
85.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 PM
4:32 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.0%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1572
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 36.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 20.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.49° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / 4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.67° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.