The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 5, 1914
Waxing Gibbous
71.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
3:30 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.8%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -110
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 115.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 48.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 27.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.91° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.07° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.49° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.