The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 2046
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
6:51 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1523
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 | 8.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 157.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -11.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.13° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.84° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.79° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.