The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 3, 1938
Waxing Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
9:23 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 187
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 122.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 19m / 0.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.82° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.72° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.5° |
| 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.