The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 6, 2106
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
8:52 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2265
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 | 30.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 129.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -0.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.52° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.59° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.6° |
| 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.