The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 3, 2004
Waxing Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
6:08 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1003
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 | 149.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 19.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 26.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.59° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.77° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.49° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.