The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 2, 1957
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
8:49 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 422
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 129.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -1.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.20° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.10° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.