The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 3, 1997
Waning Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
1:57 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 916
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 | 305.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 225.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.66° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.63° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.72° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.