The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 4, 2179
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 AM
4:14 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3167
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 193.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 39m / -18.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.32° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / -2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.94° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.