The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 3, 1979
First Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 AM
12:24 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 694
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 78.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 11.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.46° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.93° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.19° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.