The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 2, 2166
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
8:22 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3007
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 136.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -8.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.27° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / 1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.97° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.