The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 2, 2170
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 PM
8:48 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3056
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 326.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 15.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.40° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.28° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.64° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.