The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 2097
Waning Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
12:45 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2153
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 228.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -25.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.46° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.29° / 3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.34° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.