The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 1, 1987
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 AM
9:44 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 793
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 119.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 43m / -3.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.74° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.08° / 2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.19° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.