The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 2063
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
1:17 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1733
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 68.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 22.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.66° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.38° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.28° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.