The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 3, 1993
Waxing Gibbous
85.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
4:41 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.5%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 867
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 | 135.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.5° / 34.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 22.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.03° / -0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.62° / 1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.74° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.