The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 2127
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
1:39 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2524
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 | 301.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 229.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.99° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.66° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.25° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.