The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 2, 2036
Waxing Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 AM
11:03 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1399
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 103.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 1.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.28° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.61° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.12° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.