The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 2000
Waning Crescent
7.4% 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
5:36 AM
3:25 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 953
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 202.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 50m / -20.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.77° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.25° / -1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.51° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.