The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 1, 2139
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
8:53 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2673
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 130.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -4.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.59° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.70° / -2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.30° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.