The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 1916
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
4:50 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -86
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 | 346.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 182.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 06m / -21.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.29° / -0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.42° / 1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.14° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.