The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 2138
Waning Crescent
14.1% 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
5:13 AM
2:02 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2660
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 | 316.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 211.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 18m / -27.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.98° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.72° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.