The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2127
Waning Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 AM
12:48 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2524
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 240.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 16m / -16.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.02° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.82° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.07° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.