The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 2, 2060
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
6:28 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1696
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 159.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -19.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.18° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.12° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.