The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 2, 1952
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
12:54 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 360
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 72.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 19.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.34° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.65° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.52° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.