The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, February 1, 2037

Waning Gibbous

98.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
65°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
98.1%
Age
16.3 days
Distance
357,800 km
Apparent size
33.4′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
1411

Events on this date

  1. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.

  2. Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun195.88°
Phase angle15.95°
Illuminated fraction98.07%
Altitude / azimuth-31.1° / 328.4°
Right ascension / declination10h 07m / 13.58°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude149.06° / 1.91°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.42° / -1.59°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-15.33° / -0.15°
Position angle of the axis21.9°
Position angle of the bright limb106.8°
Apparent magnitude-12.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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