The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 1975
Waning Crescent
25.9% 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
3:28 AM
1:09 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 644
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 229.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -21.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.21° / 0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.14° / -0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.18° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.