The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 5, 1976
Waxing Crescent
25.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
11:24 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.6%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 657
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 97.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 8.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.63° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.91° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.92° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.