The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 4, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
63.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
2:23 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.4%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2240
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 105.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 58.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 22.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.42° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.49° / -2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.29° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.