The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 1, 2115
Waxing Crescent
41.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.3%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2376
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 84.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 9.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.02° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.33° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.