The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, February 2, 2032

Waning Gibbous

68.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
–
Highest
40°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
68.8%
Age
20.9 days
Distance
393,500 km
Apparent size
30.4′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1349

Events on this date

  1. Mercury behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

Exact values

For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun248.08°
Phase angle67.95°
Illuminated fraction68.77%
Altitude / azimuth-18.6° / 271.9°
Right ascension / declination13h 16m / -10.17°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude201.49° / -1.94°
Libration in longitude / latitude-7.33° / 3.35°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-74.92° / 1.55°
Position angle of the axis23.6°
Position angle of the bright limb113.3°
Apparent magnitude-10.8

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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