The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 5, 1909
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 PM
8:07 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -172
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 341.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 36m / 18.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.23° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.87° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.07° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.