The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 2157
Last Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 AM
11:02 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2895
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.1° / 250.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.11° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.48° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.81° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.