The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 1, 1906
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
12:52 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -209
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 75.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 11.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.99° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.13° / 7.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.48° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.