The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 1, 2142
Waxing Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 AM
11:44 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2710
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 | 63.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 10.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.61° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.30° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.16° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.