The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 2014
First Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
12:50 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1127
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 74.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 15.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.69° / -1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.62° / 2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.15° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.