The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 5, 2183
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 PM
6:04 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3217
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 | 159.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.3° / 12.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 49m / 16.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.27° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.11° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.