The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 5, 2176
Waning Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
12:52 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3130
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 | 301.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 224.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 04m / -27.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.67° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.97° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.