The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 5, 1951
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
5:14 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 347
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 | 351.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 175.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 45m / -21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.81° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.17° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 48.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.