The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 1, 2001
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
12:48 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 966
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 | 91.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 75.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 11.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.41° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.11° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.64° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.