The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2087
Waxing Crescent
6.6% 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
8:29 AM
8:50 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2030
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 130.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -0.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.34° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.08° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.40° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.