The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 2, 2081
Waning Crescent
31.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
12:14 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.5%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1955
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 232.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -26.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.49° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.32° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.94° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.