The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
66.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 PM
2:24 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.4%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2277
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 | 109.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 59.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.27° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.80° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.56° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| 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.