The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 2, 2141
Waning Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 AM
1:53 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2697
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 217.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 39m / -24.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.33° / -1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.23° / 2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.13° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.