The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 3, 2087
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
6:30 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2030
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 164.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -10.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.70° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.78° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 194.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.