The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 1, 2068
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
3:57 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1794
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 | 333.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 197.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -19.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.54° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.01° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.