The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 5, 1907
Last Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 AM
11:39 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -197
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 259.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -10.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.53° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.52° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.