The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 5, 2001
Waxing Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 PM
5:16 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 966
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 | 143.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 26.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 22.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.40° / -0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / 1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.05° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.