The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 4, 2006
Waxing Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
12:20 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1028
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 | 83.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 77.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 17.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.79° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.50° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.86° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.