The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 2, 2055
Waxing Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
11:32 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1634
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 | 64.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.3° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 16m / 3.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.69° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.32° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.