The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 2, 2085
Waxing Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
2:13 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2005
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 60.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 23.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.38° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.64° / -3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.08° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.