The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 4, 2167
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 PM
7:54 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3019
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 10:45 PM, is deepest at 12:35 AM and ends at 2:25 AM. Totality lasts from 11:48 PM to 1:22 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.0° / 340.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 36m / 15.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.48° / 0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -0.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.92° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.