The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 1, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 PM
6:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2685
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 | 164.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 5.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 20.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.24° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / 0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.69° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.