The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 2, 2053
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 PM
6:53 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1609
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.7° / 355.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 36m / 14.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.50° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.16° / 5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.72° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.