The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 3, 2093
First Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
1:07 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2104
Events on this date
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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 | 94.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.3° / 72.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 12.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.07° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.53° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.