The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 1, 2117
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
5:48 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2400
Events on this date
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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 | 359.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 166.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -21.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.68° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.94° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 344.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.