The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 5, 2038
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
7:26 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1424
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 | 16.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 147.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -13.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.66° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.29° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.