The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 1, 1942
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
7:37 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 236
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.0° / 342.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 11m / 13.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.04° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / 3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.53° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 146.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.