The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 1, 1969
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 PM
7:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 570
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 | 170.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 356.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 23.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.32° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.86° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.27° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.