The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 6, 2060
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
11:29 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1696
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 | 61.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 5.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.91° / -1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.25° / 3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.37° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.