The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 3, 1968
Waxing Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
11:13 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 558
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 101.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 4.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.43° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.67° / 1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.63° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.