The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 1, 1929
Last Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
11:40 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 75
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 253.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -14.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.67° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / -0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.70° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.