The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 2, 1974
Waxing Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
4:36 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 632
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 | 120.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 35.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 23.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.61° / 1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / -0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.18° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.