The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 3, 2028
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
12:59 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1300
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 71.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 20.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.32° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.31° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.