The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 4, 1996
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 PM
7:15 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 904
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.6° / 346.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 11.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.64° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.20° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 190.7° |
| 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.