The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 4, 2021
Last Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 AM
11:38 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1213
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 | 269.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 254.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -13.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.76° / 2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.05° / -2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.99° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.8° |
| 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.