The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 2, 1958
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 PM
5:57 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 434
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 | 157.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 13.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 16.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.19° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.50° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.