The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 2120
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
1:27 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2438
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 67.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 22.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.33° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.10° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.21° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.