The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 3, 1933
Waxing Gibbous
60.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
2:17 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.9%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 125
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 60.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 24.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.99° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.00° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.