The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 1, 2045
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 PM
7:38 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1510
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 349.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 19.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.82° / 1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.98° / -1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.25° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.