The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 1, 2130
Last Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
11:59 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2561
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 255.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -11.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.05° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.67° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.49° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.