The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 6, 2100
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
3:16 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2190
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 | 330.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 197.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 23m / -26.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.54° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.28° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.