The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 5, 1924
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
6:49 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 14
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 157.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -12.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.72° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / -0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.97° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.