The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 1908
Waxing Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
11:12 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- -184
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 102.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 1.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.17° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.64° / 7.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.43° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.