The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 4, 2171
New Moon
0.3% 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
7:49 AM
5:32 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3068
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 170.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -21.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.95° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.61° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 17.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.