The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 5, 2163
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
8:38 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2970
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 | 27.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 132.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -2.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.63° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.80° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.54° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.