The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 3, 2019
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
4:53 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1188
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 | 347.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 181.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -20.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.95° / -0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / 1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.50° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.