The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 3, 1998
First Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
12:24 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 929
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 | 86.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 78.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 10.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.49° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.40° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.