The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 1, 2191
First Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 AM
1:24 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3316
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.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 68.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 18.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.48° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.59° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.29° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.