The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 2, 2105
Waning Gibbous
87.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 PM
9:01 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.6%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2252
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 | 221.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 297.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / -2.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.74° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.96° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.