The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 2, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
80.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 PM
4:02 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.1%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1337
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 126.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 42.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 21.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.51° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.81° / 2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.45° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.