The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 2, 1971
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 AM
1:08 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 595
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 69.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 21.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.52° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.69° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.74° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.