The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 1, 2085
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
1:08 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2005
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 20.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.73° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.17° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.24° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.