The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 2, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 PM
6:23 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3254
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.8° / 9.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.90° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.77° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.53° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.