The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 1, 2108
Waning Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 PM
10:07 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2289
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars 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 | 238.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.1° / 282.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 38m / -4.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.51° / -0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / 1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.65° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.