The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 3, 2106
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
5:47 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2264
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 174.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -13.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.29° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.83° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.