The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 1946
Waxing Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
11:03 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 286
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 | 57.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 104.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 1.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.85° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.06° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.82° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.