The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 4, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% 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
7:25 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1238
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 358.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 24.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.05° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.24° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.58° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.