The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 1977
Waxing Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 PM
6:14 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 669
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.0° / 8.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 49m / 15.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.12° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.71° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.