The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 2, 2087
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
5:21 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2029
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 | 349.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 180.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -14.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.74° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.02° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.