The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 2, 2106
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
4:47 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2264
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 187.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -16.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.95° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.64° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.