The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 3, 2169
Waxing Crescent
35.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.5%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3044
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 90.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 6.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.07° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.65° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.