The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 2, 2003
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
7:11 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 991
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 149.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 10m / -16.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.45° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.32° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.