The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 4, 2080
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
7:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1943
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,100 km.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 358.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 23.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.42° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.27° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.37° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.