The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 2, 1924
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 AM
3:36 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 13
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 202.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 50m / -18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.89° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.48° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.45° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.