The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 2, 2187
Waning Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
1:12 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3266
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 | 296.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 232.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.47° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.23° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.91° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.