The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 3, 2059
Waning Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 PM
10:40 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1683
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 | 246.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 275.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 23m / -5.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.18° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.43° / -3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.26° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.