The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 1, 2153
First Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
12:47 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2846
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 15.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.14° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / 0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.71° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.