The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 3, 2050
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
5:17 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1572
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 | 145.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 26.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 19.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.57° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.53° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.