The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 2056
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 PM
8:32 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1646
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 | 195.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.6° / 328.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 08m / 14.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.05° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / -2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.14° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.