The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 3, 1954
New Moon
0.0% 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
7:31 AM
6:13 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 385
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 166.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 07m / -14.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.94° / 1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / -1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.07° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 188.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.