The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 1910
Last Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 AM
11:45 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -160
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.7° / 252.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -14.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.50° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / -1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.07° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.