The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 4, 2103
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 AM
2:59 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2227
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 204.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 44m / -24.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.14° / -1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / 2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.86° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.