The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 1973
Waxing Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
9:48 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 620
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 | 40.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 117.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / 3.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.04° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.68° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.