The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 2, 2052
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
8:18 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1597
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 | 24.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 137.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 34m / -5.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.07° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.77° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.46° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.