The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 3, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 PM
7:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1473
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 | 164.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 3.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 25.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.41° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.95° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.