The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 3, 2080
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
6:31 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1943
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 | 154.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 13.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 27.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.27° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.62° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.50° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.