The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 3, 2116
Waning Gibbous
69.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 PM
10:34 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.6%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2388
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 247.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.2° / 274.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 20m / -6.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.07° / 1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.17° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.33° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.