The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 5, 2022
Waxing Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 AM
11:02 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1226
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 | 57.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 103.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 2.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.26° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.97° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.96° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.