The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 4, 1922
First Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
12:21 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -11
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 79.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 12.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.42° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.89° / 3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.26° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.