The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 3, 1914
First Quarter
52.7% 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
11:15 AM
1:21 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -110
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 68.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 21.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.04° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.80° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.