The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 5, 2185
Waxing Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
11:39 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3242
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 97.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 4.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.79° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.60° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.