The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 2180
Waxing Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3180
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 82.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 14.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.44° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.17° / -2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.54° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.