The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 3, 2046
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
3:45 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1522
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 | 335.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 193.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 29m / -24.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.19° / -2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.63° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.