The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 3, 2182
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
6:38 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3205
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 162.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -10.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.22° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.30° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.11° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 210.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.