The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 5, 2005
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
1:52 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1015
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 212.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 07m / -28.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.52° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.44° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.