The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 1916
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
9:45 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -85
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 118.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 42m / 2.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.74° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.54° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.09° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.