The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 5, 2051
Waning Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 AM
12:38 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1584
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 | 288.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 238.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 16m / -18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.40° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.36° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.20° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.