The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 5, 2184
Waning Crescent
41.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 AM
12:22 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.2%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3229
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 247.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -14.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.85° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.31° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.