The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 2144
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
8:58 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2735
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 | 31.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 127.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / -0.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.27° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.48° / -4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.16° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.