The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 5, 2199
Waxing Gibbous
75.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 PM
3:29 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3415
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 119.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 48.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 20.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.89° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.78° / 3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.27° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.