The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 1927
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
6:20 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 51
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 161.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.51° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.38° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.