The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2138
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 AM
12:56 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2660
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 | 302.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 222.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -28.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.41° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.45° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.54° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.