The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 4, 1931
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 PM
8:56 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 100
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 319.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 47m / 11.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.88° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.26° / -3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.54° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.