The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Waning Gibbous
90.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
9:03 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.9%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1275
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 | 215.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 305.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 2.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.05° / -1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.45° / 2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.34° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.