The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 1, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
72.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
3:11 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1337
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 | 116.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 51.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 21.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.73° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.28° / 1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.59° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.