The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 3, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 PM
6:45 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1238
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 | 157.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 10.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 26.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.19° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.60° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.72° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.