The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 5, 2118
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 PM
7:24 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2413
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 | 170.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 357.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 22.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.68° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.