The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 2041
Waxing Crescent
36.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.8%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1461
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 86.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 11.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.77° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.18° / 2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.99° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.