The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 2, 1993
Waxing Gibbous
76.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 PM
3:44 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 867
Events on this date
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Uranus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 122.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 45.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 23.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.34° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.88° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| 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.