The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
7:40 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1226
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 144.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.57° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.52° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.