The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 5, 2101
First Quarter
45.5% 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
10:46 AM
12:40 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2203
Events on this date
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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 | 84.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.2° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 20.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.37° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.28° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.01° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.