Feb 4, 2023

Born

• Mark Hopkins (educator) – 1802
• Fernand Leger (painter) – 1881
• Cairine Reay Wilson (Canadian senator) – 1885
• Charles Lindbergh (aviator) – 1902
• MacKinlay Kantor (novelist) – 1904
• Rosa Parks (civil rights activist) – 1913
• Dan Quayle (U.S. vice president) – 1947
• Alice Cooper (musician) – 1948
• Clint Black (country musician) – 1962
• Oscar de la Hoya (boxer) – 1973
• Natalie Imbruglia (singer) – 1975
• Gavin DeGraw (musician) – 1977
• Carly Patterson (gymnast, Olympic gold medalist) – 1988

Died

• Karen Carpenter (singer) – 1983
• Liberace (entertainer) – 1987
• Barbara McNair (singer & actress) – 2007
• John Mahoney (actor) – 2018

Events

• Daniel Shays’ rebellion in Petersham, Massachusetts, concerning the financial plight of farmers, failed (Shays’ Rebellion)– 1787
• George Washington elected as the first president of the several states, with John Adams as vice president– 1789
• John Marshall was sworn in as chief justice of the United States– 1801
• The Mormon exodus to the American West began– 1846
• Codex Sinaiticus discovered, St. Catherine’s Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt– 1859
• Winter Olympics held in U.S. (Lake Placid, NY) for the first time– 1932
• Radium E became the first synthetically produced radioactive substance– 1936
• Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town opened on Broadway– 1938
• The United Service Organizations (USO) was incorporated– 1941
• 96-hour surgical operation began– 1951
• Rolls-Royce, Ltd. of Britain declared bankruptcy– 1971
• Dennis Conner and crew of Stars & Stripes recaptured America’s Cup– 1987
• Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy became the first African American coach to lead his team to Super Bowl Victory. The Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17– 2007
• 5,622 ice lanterns displayed, setting world record, State College, Pennsylvania – 2017
• 395 ice skaters lined up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to set world record– 2018

Weather

• -49 degrees F, Calgary, Alberta– 1893
• An ice storm hit Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire– 1959

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Moon Phase for Saturday Feb 4th, 2023

The current moon phase for February 4th, 2023 is the Waxing Gibbous phase.

On this day, the moon is 13.08 days old and 96.79% illuminated with a tilt of 155.929°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 406,366.19 km and the moon sign is Cancer.

The Moon phase for February 4th, 2023 is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This is the phase where the moon is more than 50% illuminated but has not yet reached 100% illumination (which would be a Full Moon).

In the Northern Hemisphere, the right side will be illuminated, and in the Southern hemisphere it'll be the left side that is illuminated.

The Waxing Gibbous phase, like all moon phases, will last for just over 7 days. The actual length will vary because of the elliptical shaped orbit of the moon. During this Waxing Gibbous phase the moon will rise in the east in the mid- to late-afternoon and will be high in the eastern sky at sunset.

Assuming it's a clear night, the Waxing Gibbous moon will then be visible through most of the night before setting just before sunrise.

Fun fact: the word Gibbous was first used in the 14th century and comes from the latin word gibbosus which means humpbacked.

Moon Phase Details - Feb 4th, 2023

Phase: Waxing Gibbous

Moon age: 13.08 days

Moon illumination: 96.79%

Moon tilt: 155.929°

Moon angle: 0.49

Moon distance: 406,366.19 km

Moon sign: Cancer

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