The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 5, 2139
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
12:36 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2673
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.2° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 20.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.26° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.03° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.59° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.