The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 4, 2112
First Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 AM
12:32 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2339
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 | 88.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.5° / 77.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 11.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.43° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.06° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.91° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| 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.