The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2025
First Quarter
54.3% 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
11:20 AM
1:29 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1263
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 Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 66.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 22.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.01° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.91° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| 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.