The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 2078
Waning Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
12:17 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1918
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 237.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -22.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.77° / -0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / 1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.54° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.