The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 3, 1947
Waxing Gibbous
94.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 PM
6:13 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.5%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 298
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,100 km.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 15.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 25.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.92° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.02° / -3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.75° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.