The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 1964
Last Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 AM
11:53 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 508
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 253.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -13.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.87° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.75° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.