The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 1938
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
8:20 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 187
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 | 24.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 136.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -3.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.96° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.91° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.