The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 2098
Waxing Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
11:18 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2166
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 | 59.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 100.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 6.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.77° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / 1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.75° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.