The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 4, 2055
First Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
12:30 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1634
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 | 87.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 78.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 10.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.00° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.23° / 7.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.99° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.