The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 5, 1963
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 PM
5:20 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 496
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 | 145.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 25.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 21.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.33° / -1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / 2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.66° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.