The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 3, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
68.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
2:52 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.4%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2846
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 | 111.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 54.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 23.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.47° / 1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.40° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.