The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 2, 2177
Waxing Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
9:58 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3143
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 115.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / 3.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.63° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.47° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.