The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 5, 1903
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
1:07 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -246
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 71.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 15.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.33° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.93° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.90° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.