The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 5, 2078
Waning Crescent
44.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 AM
11:45 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.6%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1918
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 | 276.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.6° / 247.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -18.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.66° / 0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / 0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.37° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.