The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 5, 2154
Last Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
11:16 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2858
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 251.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -18.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.20° / -2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / 3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.26° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.