The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 5, 2077
Waxing Gibbous
95.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 PM
6:24 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.3%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1906
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 13.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 24.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.61° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / -3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.05° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.