The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 4, 2062
Waning Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
1:14 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1720
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 307.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 219.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -28.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.17° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.48° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.