The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 4, 2198
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
4:35 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3402
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 189.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 54m / -17.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.09° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.75° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.