The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 4, 2152
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
4:58 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2833
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 177.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 36m / -23.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.50° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.79° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 48.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.