The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Waning Crescent
35.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 AM
12:47 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.3%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1151
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 | 287.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 241.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 58m / -15.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.60° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.16° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.