The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 5, 1917
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 PM
6:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -73
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 4.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.85° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.51° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.