The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 2, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
57.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 AM
1:43 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.8%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3081
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 | 98.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.2° / 65.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 18m / 19.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.21° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.33° / -1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.92° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.