The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 3, 1962
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
4:34 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 483
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 188.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -18.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.34° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / -1.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.25° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.