The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 2, 2159
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 PM
7:23 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2920
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.7° / 348.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 57m / 15.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.47° / -2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.67° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 215.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.