The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 3, 1999
Waning Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
9:25 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 941
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 | 216.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 304.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 5.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.16° / 2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.01° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.