The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 4, 2169
First Quarter
45.6% 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
11:33 AM
12:17 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3044
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 | 84.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 11.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.01° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.93° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.48° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.