The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 5, 2146
Waning Crescent
36.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
12:39 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.6%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2759
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 | 285.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 242.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 06m / -16.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.53° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.89° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.