The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 4, 1993
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
5:33 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 867
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 | 148.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 22.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 20.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.22° / -2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.60° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| 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.