The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 1, 1933
Waxing Crescent
42.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
12:11 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.1%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 125
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 79.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 16.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.18° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.63° / -4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.32° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.