The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 2, 2035
Waning Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
1:22 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1386
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 233.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -16.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.38° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.11° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.97° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.