The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 5, 1932
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
4:56 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 112
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 178.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -22.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.98° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / 6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.35° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.