The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 5, 2158
Waxing Crescent
43.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
12:25 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.9%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2908
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 | 82.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.3° / 76.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 19.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.73° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.31° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.77° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.