The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 2, 2140
New Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 PM
7:20 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2685
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 | 176.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 351.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 46m / 16.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.29° / -1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.56° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| 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.