The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 6, 2108
Waning Crescent
24.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
1:36 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.4%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2289
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 | 301.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 229.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 10m / -18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.05° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.92° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.44° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.5° |
| 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.