The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 4, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
59.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
2:05 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.5%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1300
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 | 100.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.0° / 61.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 24.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.28° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.24° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.15° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.