The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 5, 2152
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
5:58 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2834
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 164.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 26m / -20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.44° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.02° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.99° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 331.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.