The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 5, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
7:25 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2883
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 | 171.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.0° / 356.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 21.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.87° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.08° / -3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.32° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.