The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 1, 2003
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
6:05 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 991
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 163.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.53° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.48° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.