The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 2, 2188
Waxing Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
10:52 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3279
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 | 57.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.2° / 105.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 48m / -0.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.81° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.18° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.