The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 2095
Waxing Crescent
5.1% 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
8:17 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2129
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,700 km.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 137.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -11.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.64° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.53° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.87° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| 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.