The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 1, 1982
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
12:44 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 731
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 | 91.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 75.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 11.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.89° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.44° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| 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.