The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 3, 2174
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
8:05 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3106
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 140.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -10.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.69° / -1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.41° / 3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.45° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.