The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 1935
Waxing Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
10:01 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 150
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 | 42.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.7° / 115.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / 3.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.50° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.30° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.