The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 2, 2109
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
8:44 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2302
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 130.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -5.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.61° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.36° / -0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.21° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.