The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 1, 1945
Waning Gibbous
82.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 PM
11:11 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.7%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 273
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 229.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 282.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 14m / 3.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.61° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.35° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.98° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.