The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 5, 2103
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
4:16 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2227
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 191.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 48m / -20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.02° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / 0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.06° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.