The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 3, 2159
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 PM
7:55 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2920
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 | 192.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.8° / 332.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 9.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.78° / -3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / 4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.38° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.