The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 2, 1969
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 PM
8:02 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 570
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 344.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 19.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.62° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / -4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.87° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.