The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 5, 2188
First Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
12:49 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3279
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 13.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.76° / -3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.67° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.