The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 2048
Last Quarter
55.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
10:47 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1547
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.0° / 255.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -19.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.97° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / 6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.32° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.