The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 2050
Waning Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 PM
8:28 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1572
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.7° / 307.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / -0.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.06° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.55° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.29° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.