The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 3, 2024
Waning Crescent
42.8% 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
1:46 AM
11:39 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1250
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 | 278.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 244.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -21.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.83° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.98° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.70° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.