The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 2, 2047
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
12:41 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1535
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 | 85.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 74.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 20m / 19.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.14° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.27° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.67° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.