The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 3, 1976
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
9:31 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 657
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 | 38.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 120.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / 0.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.89° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.58° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.28° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.