The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 1, 2044
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
8:36 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1498
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 | 29.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 132.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -7.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.06° / -0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.98° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.