The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 1, 2040
Waning Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 PM
9:45 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1448
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 | 218.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 304.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 8.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.96° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.97° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.19° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.