The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 4, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% 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
4:09 PM
6:52 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2883
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 | 160.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 7.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 24.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.03° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.50° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.45° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.