The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 4, 2001
Waxing Gibbous
82.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 PM
4:09 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.1%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 966
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 | 129.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 40.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 21.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.77° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.19° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.