The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 4, 2149
Waning Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
2:20 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2796
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 217.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.51° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.82° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.