The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 5, 1973
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 AM
8:41 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 620
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 | 27.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 132.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -1.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.62° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.86° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.