The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 3, 2157
Waning Crescent
40.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
11:35 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.3%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2895
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 | 281.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 240.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -24.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.53° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.21° / 7.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.98° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.