The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 1, 2090
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
8:03 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2067
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 139.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -7.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.06° / 2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.02° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.