The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 2116
Waning Crescent
39.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 AM
11:57 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2388
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 | 282.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 241.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -21.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.95° / -1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / 3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.80° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.