The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 1, 2055
Waxing Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 AM
10:36 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1634
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 | 53.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 108.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / -0.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.80° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.50° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.