The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 5, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
69.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
3:12 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.8%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1300
Events on this date
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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 | 113.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 51.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 26.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.64° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.04° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.00° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.