The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 4, 2146
Last Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
11:54 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2759
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.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 253.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -13.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.45° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.72° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| 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.