The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 1, 2111
New Moon
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 AM
11:50 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2326
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 258.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -9.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.21° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.37° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.70° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.