The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 4, 2131
First Quarter
48.5% 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
11:46 AM
12:30 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2574
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.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.9° / 77.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 11.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.51° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.10° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| 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.