The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 4, 2117
Waxing Crescent
8.0% 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
9:15 AM
8:51 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2401
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 128.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / -6.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.54° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.41° / 4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.49° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.