The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, February 1, 2010

Waning Gibbous

91.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
53°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
91.1%
Age
17.4 days
Distance
361,800 km
Apparent size
33.0′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
1077

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 Sun214.58°
Phase angle34.74°
Illuminated fraction91.09%
Altitude / azimuth-33.9° / 305.5°
Right ascension / declination11h 06m / 0.98°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude167.31° / -4.38°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.07° / 6.46°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-30.13° / 0.61°
Position angle of the axis22.0°
Position angle of the bright limb120.3°
Apparent magnitude-12.0

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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