The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2166
Waxing Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
11:53 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3007
Events on this date
-
Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 94.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 36m / 5.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.12° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.41° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.