The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 4, 2184
Last Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
11:46 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3229
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.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.5° / 256.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -11.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.73° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.15° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| 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.