The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 1, 1963
First Quarter
54.0% 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
12:09 PM
12:59 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 496
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 | 94.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 72.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 11.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.57° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.25° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.