The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 3, 2147
Waxing Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
9:38 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2772
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 120.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / -3.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.41° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / 2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.58° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.