The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 1997
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
5:11 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 916
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, Neptune, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 183.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 25m / -14.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.84° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.29° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.