The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 3, 2061
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 PM
7:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1708
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 359.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 28m / 24.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.51° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.17° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.