The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 3, 2074
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 AM
12:19 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1869
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 80.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 9.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.23° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.02° / 7.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.34° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.