The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 1983
Waning Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
12:48 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 743
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 236.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -19.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.87° / 2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / -2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.71° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.