The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 5, 2133
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
6:19 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2599
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 160.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.51° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.64° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.