The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 5, 2168
Waning Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
2:52 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3031
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 | 321.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 209.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.14° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / -1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.65° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.