The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 3, 2123
First Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 AM
12:59 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2475
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 71.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 19.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.50° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.45° / -3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.63° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.