The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 2, 2133
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
3:21 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2598
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 197.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -25.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.44° / -2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.69° / 4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.79° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.