The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 4, 2078
Last Quarter
54.1% 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
12:31 AM
11:19 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1918
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 | 265.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 257.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -14.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.74° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.35° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.20° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| 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.