The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 5, 2010
Last Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 AM
10:51 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1077
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.2° / 253.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -20.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.37° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.29° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.71° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.