The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 3, 1988
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 PM
8:17 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 805
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.7° / 336.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 16.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.16° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.55° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.65° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.