The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 1991
Last Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 AM
11:04 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 842
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 248.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 00m / -22.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.84° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.08° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.