The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 2, 1992
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
5:04 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 854
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 181.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -17.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.40° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.11° / -1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.18° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.