The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 4, 1956
Waning Crescent
40.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
11:55 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 409
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 242.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 35m / -20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.40° / -1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.21° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.