The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 2, 1954
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
4:59 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 384
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 | 347.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 181.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -19.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.80° / 0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.74° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.