The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 2, 2026
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 PM
8:13 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1275
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 | 190.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 334.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 14.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.05° / 1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / -0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.08° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.