The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 1921
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
5:03 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -24
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 | 345.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 185.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -14.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.98° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.92° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.25° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.