The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 4, 2142
Waxing Gibbous
59.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
1:56 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.6%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2710
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 | 100.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 63.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 21.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.66° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.69° / -1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.67° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.