The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 2, 1934
Waning Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 PM
8:57 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 137
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 306.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 2.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.93° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / 3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.25° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.