The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 1, 2106
Waning Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
3:50 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2264
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 | 332.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 199.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -18.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.80° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / -4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.45° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.