The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 4, 2168
Waning Crescent
17.4% 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
4:16 AM
2:06 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3031
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 219.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -20.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.29° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.08° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.46° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.