The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 6, 1911
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 AM
12:57 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -147
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 | 90.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 72.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 00m / 17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.65° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.36° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.