The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 4, 1974
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 PM
6:34 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 632
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 | 147.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 7.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 21.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.93° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.42° / 2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.90° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.