The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2076
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
7:03 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1894
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 | 11.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 152.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -15.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.56° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.63° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.87° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.