The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 3, 2043
Waning Crescent
35.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 AM
12:00 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.8%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1485
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 | 286.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 237.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -24.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.41° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / 5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.48° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.