The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Waxing Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
11:47 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1127
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 | 64.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 94.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 8.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.74° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.01° / -0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.50° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.