The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 2029
Waning Crescent
41.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 AM
11:37 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.3%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1312
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 | 280.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 242.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -23.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.38° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.67° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.