The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 4, 2190
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
5:50 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3303
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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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.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 167.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.32° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.42° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 350.8° |
| 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.