The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 2, 1936
Waxing Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 PM
3:59 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 162
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 | 124.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.4° / 43.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 25.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.92° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.15° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.29° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.