The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 4, 2002
Last Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 AM
11:47 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 978
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 | 271.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 253.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -13.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.51° / 3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.18° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| 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.