The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 5, 2113
Waning Gibbous
79.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 PM
10:15 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.7%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2351
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 233.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 288.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 46m / 0.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.35° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.68° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.79° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.