The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 1, 1932
Waning Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
12:44 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 112
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 226.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -27.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.45° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.61° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.