The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 5, 2157
Waning Crescent
21.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
1:09 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2895
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 | 305.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 220.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -27.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.47° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.53° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.33° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.