The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 1947
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 PM
7:59 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 298
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 | 180.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 345.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 23m / 20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.73° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.21° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.49° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 29.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.