The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 3, 2027
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
3:02 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1287
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 200.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 56m / -26.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.52° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.74° / 5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.83° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.