The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2059
Last Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
11:30 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1683
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.5° / 254.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -15.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.00° / 1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.10° / -1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.58° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.