The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 4, 2027
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
4:04 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1287
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 | 338.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 190.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.33° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.56° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.02° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.