The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 4, 2050
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 PM
5:57 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1572
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 15.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 17.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.56° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.15° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.39° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.