The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 4, 2102
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 PM
8:11 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2215
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 | 195.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.5° / 328.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 10m / 9.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.15° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / 3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.28° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.