The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 1, 2020
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
12:22 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1201
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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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 | 85.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.7° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 10.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.28° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.00° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.