The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 5, 2085
Waxing Gibbous
86.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 PM
4:56 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2005
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 136.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.8° / 33.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 24.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.74° / 0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / -0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.63° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.