The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 1, 2170
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
8:07 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3056
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 342.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 20.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.23° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.16° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.51° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.