The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 4, 2076
New Moon
0.1% 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
7:43 AM
5:46 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1893
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 169.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 07m / -19.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.37° / -3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.47° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.93° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 14.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.