The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 3, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
87.0% 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
2:37 PM
4:49 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1337
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 | 137.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 33.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 21.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.30° / -2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.36° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.30° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.