The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 4, 2043
Waning Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
12:38 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1485
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 297.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 227.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 46m / -26.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.52° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.62° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.66° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.