The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 5, 2027
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
5:06 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1287
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 | 349.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 178.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 36m / -19.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.20° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.21° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.