The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 2154
Waning Crescent
38.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
11:52 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.5%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2858
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 239.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -23.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.32° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.75° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.42° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| 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.