The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 5, 2082
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
12:48 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1968
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 73.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 20.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.34° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.65° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.