The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 3, 2052
Waxing Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
9:25 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1597
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 122.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / -1.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.99° / 2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.93° / -1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.27° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.