The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2070
Waning Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
1:16 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1819
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 | 297.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 232.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -18.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.39° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.54° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.00° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.