The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 3, 1971
Waxing Gibbous
62.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
2:20 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.0%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 595
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 | 103.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 59.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 24.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.02° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.05° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.58° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.