The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 1, 2133
Waning Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
2:31 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2598
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 208.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 16m / -25.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.64° / -1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.60° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.