The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 4, 1928
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 PM
7:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 63
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 | 165.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 2.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 23.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.63° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / -3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.41° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.