The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2081
Waning Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
2:48 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1955
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 201.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 00m / -27.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.39° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.48° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.