The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 3, 1908
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
7:39 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -184
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 144.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -14.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.62° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.99° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.