The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 1949
First Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
1:25 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 323
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 68.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 20.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.82° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.41° / -1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.75° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.