The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 1, 1991
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 PM
8:48 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 842
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 | 212.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.7° / 308.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 2.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.73° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.34° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.