The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2144
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
8:01 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2735
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 | 20.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 141.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -4.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.22° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.51° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.35° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.