The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 1, 2161
Waxing Crescent
32.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.2%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2945
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 90.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 16m / 12.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.10° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.35° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.