The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 3, 2057
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
5:43 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1658
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 169.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -19.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.53° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / 4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.14° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 23.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.