The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 3, 2053
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
7:39 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1609
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.6° / 339.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 11.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.12° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.41° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 137.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.