The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 4, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
75.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
3:46 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.3%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3081
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 | 120.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.5° / 46.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 25.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.84° / 3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.46° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.62° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.