The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 4, 2164
Waxing Gibbous
88.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
4:50 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.7%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2982
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 140.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 31.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.28° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.37° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.03° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.