The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 1, 2071
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
7:29 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1832
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 | 15.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.0° / 148.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 59m / -8.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.68° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.83° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.