The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 2, 2136
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
6:23 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2636
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 160.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -18.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.93° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / 6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.26° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.