The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 2152
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
3:02 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2833
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 200.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -25.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.38° / -3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / 4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.41° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.