The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
5:04 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1238
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 | 135.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.5° / 32.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 27.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.41° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.00° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.