The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 4, 1903
Waxing Crescent
42.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
12:03 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.3%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -246
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 81.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 11.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.77° / -1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.32° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.06° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.