The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 3, 1957
Waxing Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
9:46 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 422
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 | 41.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 117.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 39m / 2.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.15° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.91° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.