The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 2, 2079
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
6:39 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1931
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 156.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.73° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.32° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.