The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 4, 2057
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
6:53 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1659
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 154.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 00m / -16.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.53° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.67° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.