The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 4, 1992
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
7:03 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 855
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 155.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -9.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.10° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.62° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.44° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.