The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 1, 2086
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 PM
8:41 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2017
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 307.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / 0.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.85° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.88° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.16° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.