The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 2, 2054
Waning Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
1:54 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1621
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 | 305.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 226.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -17.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.21° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.78° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.