The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 1, 2144
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 AM
4:05 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2734
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 197.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 12m / -17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.17° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.89° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.