The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 5, 2173
Last Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
11:07 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3093
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 252.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -18.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.63° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.44° / 4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.06° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.