The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 2033
First Quarter
51.7% 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
11:42 AM
1:01 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1362
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 | 91.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.5° / 72.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 13m / 15.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.02° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.75° / 3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.36° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.