The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 3, 1963
Waxing Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 PM
3:15 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 496
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 120.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.5° / 50.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.34° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / 5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.94° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.