The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 5, 2068
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
8:57 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1795
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 | 30.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 129.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -0.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.11° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.90° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.21° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.