The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 2, 1905
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
4:27 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -222
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 191.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 37m / -17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.11° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.83° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.