The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 5, 2023
Full Moon
99.8% 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
5:50 PM
7:58 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1238
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 346.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 20.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.95° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.11° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.55° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 9.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.