The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 1, 2096
First Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
1:11 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2141
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 | 95.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 70.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 15.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.26° / -1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / 2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.97° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.