The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 2, 1987
Waxing Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
10:52 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 793
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 | 55.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 105.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / 2.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.37° / -0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.58° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.01° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.