The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 3, 1986
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 AM
12:19 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 780
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 235.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -23.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.42° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.19° / 4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.28° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.