The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 2, 2158
Waxing Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
9:58 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2908
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 115.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 43m / 2.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.97° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.23° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.30° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.