The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 1, 2179
Waning Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
1:18 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3167
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 | 302.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 225.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -23.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.48° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.83° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.39° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.