The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 2, 2199
First Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
12:43 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3415
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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 | 87.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 75.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 16.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.23° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.76° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.74° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.