The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 4, 2106
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
6:48 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2265
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 | 6.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 159.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -9.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.83° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.97° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 217.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.