The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 1964
Waning Crescent
39.1% 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
1:57 AM
12:23 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 508
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 244.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -16.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.71° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.27° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.92° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| 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.