The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 1, 2073
Waning Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 AM
1:25 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1856
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 | 297.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 233.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -16.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.99° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.41° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.