The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 5, 1954
Waxing Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
8:41 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 385
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 | 27.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 132.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -2.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.97° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.68° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.