The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 2, 1965
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
6:51 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 521
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 | 11.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 153.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -17.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.95° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.77° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.