The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 4, 2133
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
5:17 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2598
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 173.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -21.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.35° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.98° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.17° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 37.5° |
| 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.