The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 2033
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
9:35 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1362
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 120.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / -0.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.19° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.49° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.06° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.