The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 3, 2163
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
6:29 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2970
Events on this date
-
Jupiter and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Jupiter, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 164.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -11.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.49° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.07° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 197.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.