The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 2152
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
6:59 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2834
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 152.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -16.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.34° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.82° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.