The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 2, 1990
First Quarter
49.4% 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
11:01 AM
12:55 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 830
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 | 89.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 71.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 20.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.75° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.74° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.92° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| 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.