The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 1, 2169
Waxing Crescent
18.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 AM
10:14 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3044
Events on this date
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Mars, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
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Mars, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 1.0° of each other in the sky.
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 112.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / -3.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.01° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.69° / 7.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.00° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.