The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 6, 2119
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
2:08 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2425
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 209.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 23m / -28.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.15° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.92° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.