The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 4, 1940
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
2:53 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 211
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 | 319.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 213.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 17m / -18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.97° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.50° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.