The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 6, 2117
Waxing Crescent
20.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
10:49 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.9%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2401
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 | 54.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 105.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 4.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.10° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.12° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.