The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 3, 2191
Waxing Gibbous
73.7% 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
12:46 PM
3:34 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.7%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3316
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 118.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.0° / 47.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 25.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.00° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.98° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| 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.