The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 5, 2171
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
6:38 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3069
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 157.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.82° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.19° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.