The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 3, 2168
Waning Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
1:26 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3031
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 229.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.49° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.28° / -3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.28° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.