The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 1, 2060
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
5:11 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1695
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 174.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 37m / -23.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.64° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.69° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 36.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.