The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 3, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 PM
6:13 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2883
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 | 149.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 18.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 27.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.11° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.59° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.