The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 PM
8:40 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1275
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 | 202.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 319.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 8.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.74° / 0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.46° / 0.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.21° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| 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.