The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 1, 2098
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
6:06 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2166
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.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 162.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -20.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.61° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.69° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.