The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 2, 1976
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
8:34 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 657
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 | 27.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 133.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 42m / -3.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.83° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.60° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.47° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.