The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 1, 2177
Waxing Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
8:54 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3143
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 | 31.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 129.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -2.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.80° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / -4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.65° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.