The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 1940
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
4:45 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 211
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 | 342.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 189.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 59m / -15.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.80° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.88° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.