The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 3, 2102
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 PM
7:47 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2215
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 12:25 AM, is deepest at 2:14 AM and ends at 4:03 AM. Totality lasts from 1:42 AM to 2:47 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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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 | 184.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.1° / 341.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 14.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.91° / -0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.67° / 1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.14° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 126.5° |
| 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.