The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 5, 2117
Waxing Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
9:50 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2401
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 116.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 04m / -1.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.32° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.74° / 2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.30° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.