The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 2084
Waning Crescent
16.5% 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
4:43 AM
1:48 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.5%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1992
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 215.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -26.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.97° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.17° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.88° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.