The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 4, 1924
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
5:44 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 13
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 172.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -15.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.03° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / -1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.84° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.