The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 2, 2196
Waxing Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
9:23 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3378
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 122.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 20m / 0.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.93° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.56° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.85° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.