The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Waning Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 AM
1:56 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1250
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 | 315.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 211.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 13m / -28.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.84° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.41° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.24° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.