The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 2124
Waning Gibbous
90.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 PM
8:47 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.9%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2487
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.4° / 304.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 0.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.01° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.08° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.60° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.