The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2042
Waning Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 PM
8:17 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1473
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 187.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 338.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.03° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.31° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.