The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 2, 2185
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
8:18 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3242
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 | 26.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 136.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 50m / -9.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.38° / -1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / 2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.15° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.