The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 2, 2182
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
5:24 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3204
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 180.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -14.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.98° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.70° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.