The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 2076
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
8:18 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1894
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 | 25.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 136.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -10.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.55° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.68° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.