The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 4, 2177
Waxing Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3143
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 89.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 14.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.99° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.11° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.