The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Waxing Gibbous
64.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 PM
2:25 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.4%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1102
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 | 106.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.1° / 59.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 21.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.88° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.32° / -0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.37° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.