The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 4, 2071
Waxing Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
10:29 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1832
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 | 50.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 109.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / 2.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.36° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / 0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.27° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.