The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 2, 2030
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
6:15 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1325
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 167.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -12.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.35° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.80° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 170.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.