The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 5, 1984
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
9:28 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 756
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 | 40.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 121.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / -5.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.51° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.59° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.58° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.