The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 3, 1982
Waxing Gibbous
73.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 PM
3:04 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.4%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 731
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 | 117.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.9° / 51.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 18.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.34° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.33° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.13° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.