The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 4, 1978
Waning Crescent
12.2% 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
4:43 AM
2:57 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 681
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 | 319.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 212.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 21m / -18.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.05° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.11° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.