The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 4, 2129
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 PM
7:40 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2549
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 2:53 AM, is deepest at 4:57 AM and ends at 7:02 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.4° / 343.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 14.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.18° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / 1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 132.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.