The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 3, 1909
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 PM
6:48 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -172
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 6.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.02° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.20° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.