The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 3, 1937
Last Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 AM
11:19 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 174
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.1° / 249.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -19.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.70° / -3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.41° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.