The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 3, 2079
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
7:48 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1931
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 142.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -13.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.98° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.13° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.