The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 4, 1939
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
7:26 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 199
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 340.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 9.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.43° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.96° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 154.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.