The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 3, 2108
Last Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 AM
11:23 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2289
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 259.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 28m / -12.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.54° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.93° / -2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.94° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.