The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 1, 1996
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 PM
5:19 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 904
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 24.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.79° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.20° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.