The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 4, 2022
Waxing Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
9:57 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1226
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 116.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / -3.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.15° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.94° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.14° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.