The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 4, 1960
First Quarter
51.2% 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
11:52 AM
12:54 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 459
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 | 91.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 12.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.08° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.83° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.