The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 4, 1943
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
8:17 AM
6:48 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 248
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.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 155.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -16.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.59° / 1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / -0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.15° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.