The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 6, 2038
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
8:25 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1424
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 | 27.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 134.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / -9.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.85° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.11° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.10° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.