The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 5, 2046
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
5:51 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1522
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 | 357.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 170.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 07m / -16.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.25° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.08° / 0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.02° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.