The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 3, 1941
Waxing Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 AM
12:07 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 224
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 1.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 82.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 10.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.06° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.29° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.63° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.