The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 4, 1983
Last Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 AM
11:43 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 743
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 256.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -12.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.21° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.94° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.38° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.