The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 2, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 PM
7:19 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2215
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 | 173.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.3° / 354.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.83° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.45° / 0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.99° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.