The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 4, 2147
Waxing Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
10:46 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2772
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 | 54.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 106.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / 1.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.70° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.97° / 4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.39° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.