The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 2, 2179
Waning Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
2:14 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3167
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 | 314.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 215.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 53m / -22.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.29° / 0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.56° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.