The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 2, 2168
Waning Crescent
33.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
12:50 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.7%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3031
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 239.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 06m / -16.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.67° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.62° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.11° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.