The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 2, 2121
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 PM
7:36 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2450
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 7:03 AM, is deepest at 9:28 AM and ends at 11:52 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.9° / 346.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 15.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.86° / -1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.29° / 2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.22° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 164.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.