The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 2, 2160
Waning Crescent
18.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 AM
1:45 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.5%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2932
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 | 309.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 219.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -23.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.53° / -0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / 1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.75° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.