The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 6, 1981
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
8:06 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 719
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 139.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -9.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.96° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.43° / 4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.35° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.