The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 5, 1956
Waning Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 AM
12:38 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 409
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 | 292.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.4° / 234.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -22.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.32° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.48° / 1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.38° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.