The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 2, 2058
Waxing Gibbous
71.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
3:03 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.5%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1671
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 115.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 52.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 20.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.47° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / 2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.25° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.