The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 1, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 PM
6:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2920
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 | 165.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.6° / 4.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 19.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.94° / -0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.46° / 1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.88° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.