The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 3, 2188
Waxing Crescent
31.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
11:50 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.5%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3279
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 | 68.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 94.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 4.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.68° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.00° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.