The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 1, 2128
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
7:09 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2537
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 152.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -11.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.29° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / -1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.77° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.