The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 3, 1943
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
5:37 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 248
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 172.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 48m / -18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.48° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.49° / -2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.96° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.7° |
| 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.