The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 4, 2181
Waning Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 PM
9:54 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3192
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 278.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 56m / -8.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.08° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.29° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.