The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 2, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 PM
5:58 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1238
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 | 146.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 21.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 27.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.32° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.86° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.