The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 1, 1986
Last Quarter
55.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
11:11 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 780
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.0° / 259.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 15m / -13.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.21° / -0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.96° / 1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.95° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.