The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 2, 1948
Waning Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 AM
11:54 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 310
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 | 278.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 246.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.87° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.92° / 0.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.50° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.