The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 2109
Waxing Crescent
36.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.8%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2302
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 | 74.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 05m / 9.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.32° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.46° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.49° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.