The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, February 1, 2024

Waning Gibbous

62.3% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
–
Highest
39°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
62.3%
Age
21.2 days
Distance
399,900 km
Apparent size
29.9′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1250

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 Sun255.86°
Phase angle75.71°
Illuminated fraction62.34%
Altitude / azimuth-13.6° / 265.7°
Right ascension / declination13h 43m / -11.68°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude208.18° / -0.91°
Libration in longitude / latitude-6.16° / 1.88°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-81.37° / -1.43°
Position angle of the axis19.6°
Position angle of the bright limb111.6°
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.

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