The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 5, 2006
First Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
1:32 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1028
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.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 66.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 21.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.10° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.65° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.70° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.