The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 2, 2096
Waxing Gibbous
65.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
2:24 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.9%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2141
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 108.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.4° / 58.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 20.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.26° / -0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.82° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.