The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Waxing Gibbous
69.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
3:09 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.4%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1065
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 | 112.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 51.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 26.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.76° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.80° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.