The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 2003
Waxing Crescent
25.3% 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
10:24 AM
11:14 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 991
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 | 60.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 100.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 3.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.66° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.38° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.58° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.