The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 3, 2179
Waning Crescent
8.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
3:14 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3167
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 204.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -21.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.89° / 1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.75° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.