The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 2, 1995
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
9:13 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 892
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 | 35.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 124.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 12m / -0.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.49° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.67° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.