The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 1, 2029
Waning Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 PM
8:45 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1312
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 306.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 0.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.68° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.93° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.