The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 1918
Waning Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
12:55 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -61
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 | 297.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 228.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -23.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.94° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.87° / 2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.12° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.6° |
| 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.