The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 4, 2024
Waning Crescent
32.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
12:14 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.8%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1250
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 | 290.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 234.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -24.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.70° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.30° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.87° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.