The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 2, 1953
Waning Gibbous
88.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 PM
9:07 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.2%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 372
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 220.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.5° / 299.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / -0.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.82° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / 5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.03° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.