The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 3, 2148
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 PM
6:52 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2784
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 | 168.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 0.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 17.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.12° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / 2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.01° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.