The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 1, 2028
Waxing Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
11:56 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1300
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 | 66.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 92.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 11.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.40° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.65° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.