The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 5, 1987
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
1:04 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 793
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 71.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.66° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / -2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.49° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.