The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 6, 2133
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
7:21 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2599
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 147.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -14.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.84° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.45° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.