The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 3, 2125
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
6:24 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 406,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2500
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.
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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 | 2.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 165.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 12m / -10.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.01° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.55° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.36° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 188.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.