The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 4, 2121
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
8:23 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2450
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.0° / 319.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 5.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.50° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.64° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.05° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.7° |
| 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.