The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 1, 2103
Waning Crescent
36.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
11:57 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.6%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2227
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.6° / 238.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -23.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.92° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.11° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.32° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.