The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 2, 2098
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
7:09 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2166
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 150.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -15.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.60° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.50° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.