The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 1, 2026
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 PM
7:41 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1275
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 350.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 20.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.02° / 2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / -2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.05° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 317.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.