The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 3, 2081
Waning Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
12:58 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1955
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 | 303.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 222.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 10m / -28.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.98° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.11° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.