The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2098
Waxing Crescent
16.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
10:14 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.5%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2166
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 112.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 22m / 0.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.23° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.93° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| 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.