The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 4, 2036
Waxing Crescent
43.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
12:05 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.8%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1399
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 82.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 9.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.21° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.87° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.78° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| 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.