The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 6, 2040
Waning Crescent
41.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 AM
12:01 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.6%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1448
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 | 279.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 245.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.37° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / -0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.95° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| 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.