The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2149
Waning Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
3:11 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2796
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 | 325.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 205.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 53m / -21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.38° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.11° / -1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.01° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.