The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 1, 1944
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
2:03 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 261
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.9° / 62.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 11.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.23° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.73° / 7.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.56° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.