The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 2087
Waxing Crescent
13.4% 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
9:02 AM
10:01 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2030
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,000 km.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / 4.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.81° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.64° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.21° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.