The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 4, 1913
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
4:21 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -123
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 184.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 08m / -24.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.79° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.73° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.54° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.