The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 4, 1962
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
5:45 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 483
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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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.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 171.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -16.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.23° / 0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / 0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.45° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| 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.