The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 3, 1946
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
7:35 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 286
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 145.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 27m / -14.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.10° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.38° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| 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.