The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 3, 1916
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
6:09 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -85
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 19% of the Sun is covered at 11:05 AM.
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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.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 166.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -16.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.07° / 0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.11° / 0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.33° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.