The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 5, 1928
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 PM
7:51 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 63
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 | 178.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 348.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 11m / 20.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.04° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.28° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 353.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.