The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 5, 2128
Waxing Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
11:22 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2537
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 | 61.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 99.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 4.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.74° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.07° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.02° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.