The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 3, 2101
Waxing Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
11:38 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2203
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 95.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 10.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.25° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.36° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.