The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 6, 1943
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
9:12 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 249
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 125.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 50m / -9.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.33° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / 2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.46° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.