The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 2135
Waning Crescent
36.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 AM
12:02 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.7%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2623
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 238.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 02m / -23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.06° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / 4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.62° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.