The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 3, 1932
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
2:39 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 112
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 203.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 39m / -28.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.61° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.97° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| 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.