The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 1, 2198
Waning Crescent
23.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
1:20 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.4%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3402
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 | 302.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 226.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -22.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.36° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.46° / 0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.20° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.