The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 1, 2172
First Quarter
48.3% 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
11:24 AM
12:41 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3081
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.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 75.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 15.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.36° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / 0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.08° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| 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.