The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 2163
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
5:22 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2969
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 180.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -14.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.42° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.88° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.