The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 3, 2017
First Quarter
44.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 AM
12:09 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1164
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 9.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.88° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.59° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.