The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 1, 2079
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
5:30 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1930
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 170.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -22.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.71° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.51° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 14.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.