The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 1, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 PM
7:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2450
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 | 170.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 358.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 19.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.97° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.35° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.