The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 6, 2068
Waxing Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
10:11 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1795
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 113.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 5.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.06° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.02° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.