The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 3, 2072
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
6:54 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1844
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 172.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.4° / 356.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 36m / 15.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.61° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.92° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.91° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.