The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 5, 2174
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
10:36 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3106
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / 3.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.30° / 1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.83° / -0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.07° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.