The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 2, 1950
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
7:51 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 335
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 349.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 57m / 21.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.49° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / -4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.08° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 338.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.