The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 3, 2005
Waning Crescent
34.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
12:09 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.9%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1015
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 236.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -23.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.70° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.12° / 4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.08° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.