The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 4, 2068
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
7:43 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1795
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 147.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -6.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.91° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.70° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.40° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.