The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 2, 2068
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
5:11 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1794
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 182.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -15.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.44° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / -4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.21° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.