The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 2, 2069
Waxing Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
4:43 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1807
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 137.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 33.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 19.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.39° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.88° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.