The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 1, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
90.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 PM
5:02 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.7%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1844
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 144.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 27.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.40° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.17° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.