The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 5, 2109
Waxing Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 AM
11:33 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2302
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 97.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 19m / 5.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.52° / -2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.66° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.