The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 2, 2044
Waxing Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
9:42 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1498
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 118.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / -1.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.06° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / 0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.79° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| 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.