The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 3, 2196
Waxing Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
10:23 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3378
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 109.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 03m / 5.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.89° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.67° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.