The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2053
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 PM
8:56 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1609
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 | 212.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.1° / 307.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 3.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.31° / -0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / 1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.67° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.