The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 3, 1927
Waxing Crescent
2.7% 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
8:50 AM
7:35 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 51
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,100 km.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 145.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -14.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.42° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.19° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.