The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 5, 2072
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 PM
8:25 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1844
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 | 201.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.6° / 321.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 7.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.09° / -0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.90° / 2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.35° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.