The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 3, 1950
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 PM
8:23 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 335
Events on this date
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Jupiter 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 | 190.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 335.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 16.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.38° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / -3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.21° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.