The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 3, 2142
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
12:50 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2710
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 | 88.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 73.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.99° / 2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.17° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.82° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.