The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 3, 1966
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% 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
3:27 PM
6:13 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 533
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 | 152.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 16.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 25.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.68° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.94° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| 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.