The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2116
Last Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
11:27 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2388
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 251.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.38° / -0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.98° / 1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.64° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.