The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 1, 2052
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
7:11 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1597
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 153.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -9.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.30° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.65° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.