The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 5, 1989
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
5:18 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 817
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 175.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -20.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.56° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.76° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.