The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 2, 2189
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
8:49 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3291
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 326.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 15.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.68° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.45° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.