The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 2, 2171
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
3:20 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3068
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 | 331.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 196.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -26.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.57° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.23° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| 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.