The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 1, 1941
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 AM
11:11 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 224
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 101.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / 4.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.43° / -0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.39° / 1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.97° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.