The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 2, 2169
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
11:15 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3044
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 | 61.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 101.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 1.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.42° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.82° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.