The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 2005
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
3:03 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1015
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 | 328.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 199.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 14m / -27.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.47° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.67° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.62° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.