The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 5, 1933
Waxing Gibbous
78.2% 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
1:04 PM
4:17 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 125
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 | 124.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 41.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 28.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.83° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.34° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.69° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.