The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 4, 2048
Waning Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 PM
9:38 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1547
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 | 238.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 278.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 43m / -10.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.99° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.07° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.02° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.