The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 1, 1905
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
3:32 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -222
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 204.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 44m / -18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.34° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.64° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.