The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 5, 1945
Last Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
12:57 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 273
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 243.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -13.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.32° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.60° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.