The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 3, 2086
Waning Gibbous
79.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 PM
9:31 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.2%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2017
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 234.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 283.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 28m / -8.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.57° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.45° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.