The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 5, 2036
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
1:09 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1399
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.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.8° / 71.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 13.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.70° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.48° / 7.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.62° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.9° |
| 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.