The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 5, 2029
New Moon
52.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
10:54 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1312
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 252.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -20.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.56° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.51° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.