The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 1930
First Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 AM
12:55 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 88
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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 | 89.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 72.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 17.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.98° / 0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.00° / -0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.55° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.