The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 3, 2177
Waxing Crescent
21.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
11:04 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.8%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3143
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 102.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / 8.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.69° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.29° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.