The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 1, 2043
Last Quarter
54.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
11:04 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1485
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.1° / 256.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 18m / -16.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.66° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.93° / 3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.15° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.