The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 4, 1985
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 PM
7:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 768
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 | 167.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 359.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 28m / 23.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.50° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.01° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.