The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 3, 2161
First Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
1:08 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2945
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 70.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 54m / 18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.65° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.74° / -1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.02° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.