The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 3, 2103
Waning Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
1:48 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2227
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 | 311.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 216.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 41m / -25.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.63° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.71° / 3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.68° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.