The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 5, 2106
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
7:49 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2265
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 144.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 19m / -5.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.58° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.78° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.