The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 3, 2117
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
7:52 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2401
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 141.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 39m / -12.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.70° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.84° / 5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.68° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.