The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 3, 2180
First Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
12:53 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3180
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 73.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 41m / 17.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.24° / 1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.20° / -1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.37° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.