The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 4, 2128
Waxing Crescent
17.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
10:22 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.8%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2537
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 110.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 21m / 0.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.98° / -1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.20° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.