The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 2149
Waning Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
4:10 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2796
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 | 337.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 192.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -20.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.61° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / 0.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.20° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.