The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 5, 1985
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 PM
8:01 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 768
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 345.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 20.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.79° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.12° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 32.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.