The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 2081
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
3:50 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1955
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 | 336.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 191.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 53m / -25.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.38° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.67° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.