The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 6, 2147
Waxing Crescent
40.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.9%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2772
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 84.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 24m / 9.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.92° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.97° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.04° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.