The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 5, 2079
Waxing Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
10:06 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1931
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 15m / -1.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.01° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.77° / 4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.75° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.