The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 2, 2070
Last Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
11:17 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1819
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 258.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -13.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.88° / 0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.56° / -0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.50° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.