The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 3, 2022
Waxing Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
8:50 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1226
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 129.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / -9.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.58° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.33° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.