The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 4, 2159
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
8:23 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2920
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 | 205.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.7° / 316.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 43m / 3.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.77° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / 6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.51° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.4° |
| 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.