The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 2, 2019
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
3:59 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1188
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 193.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 27m / -21.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.09° / 0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.90° / -0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.30° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.