The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2155
Waxing Crescent
16.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
10:19 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.5%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2871
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 | 47.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 111.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / 1.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.47° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.19° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.87° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.