The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 1900
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
1:04 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -283
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 71.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 19.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.82° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.69° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.63° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.