The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 3, 2039
Waxing Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 PM
3:11 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1436
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 | 117.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.0° / 51.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 20.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.88° / -1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.26° / 2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.88° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.