The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 4, 2079
Waxing Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
8:57 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1931
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 128.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / -7.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.42° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.94° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.