The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 6, 1939
Waning Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
8:42 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 199
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 | 213.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.1° / 305.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / 0.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.59° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.22° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.