The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 1945
Waning Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
1:30 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 273
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 | 284.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 232.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 01m / -16.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.57° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.22° / -4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.77° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.