The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
83.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:41 PM
4:45 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.0%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3081
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 | 131.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 35.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 27.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.78° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.47° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.