The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 2, 2001
Waxing Gibbous
62.1% 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
12:32 PM
1:53 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.1%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 966
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 103.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 64.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 15.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.77° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.89° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.48° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.