The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 3, 2051
Last Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 AM
11:18 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1584
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.7° / 257.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -14.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.82° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.87° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.