The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 3, 2008
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
2:15 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1052
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 | 319.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.6° / 208.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 16m / -27.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.66° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.00° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.