The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 4, 2046
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
4:48 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1522
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 | 346.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 182.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 19m / -20.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.28° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / 2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.82° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.