The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 4, 1937
Waning Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
11:58 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 174
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 | 283.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 241.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -21.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.53° / -2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / 3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.57° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.