The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 2, 2143
Waning Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
8:51 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2722
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 | 216.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.9° / 303.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / -0.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.94° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.41° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.4° |
| 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.