The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 5, 2024
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
12:59 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1250
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 | 302.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 223.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 11m / -27.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.02° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.12° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.05° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| 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.