The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 1, 1921
Waning Crescent
32.1% 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
2:38 AM
12:51 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.1%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -24
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 237.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.51° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / -2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.33° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.