The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 2, 2038
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
4:25 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1423
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 187.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -21.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.00° / -0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / 1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.13° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.