The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 2, 2117
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
6:51 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2401
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 | 10.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 154.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -17.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.75° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.97° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.87° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.